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Capt John Shaw 1570–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1570

Birth Location: Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 21 February 1620

Death Location: Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Robert Shaw

Mother: Lady Standish

Spouse(s): Jean Cunningham

Children(s): Edmund Shaw, Thomas Shaw, John Jr.

Capt John Shaw was born in 1570 in Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Shaw And Lady Margaret Standish. Capt John Shaw married Jean Editha Cunningham, and had children including Edmund Shaw, John Shaw Jr, Thomas Shaw. Capt John Shaw passed away in 1620 in Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • Capt John Shaw was born in 1570 in Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Shaw And Lady Margaret Standish.
  • Capt John Shaw married Jean Editha Cunningham, and had children including Edmund Shaw, John Shaw Jr, Thomas Shaw.
  • Capt John Shaw passed away in 1620 in Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Shaw's Ancestors

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Capt Shaw
1570–1620
Birth Place: Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Shaw
1523–1570
Standish, Lancashire, , England
Lady (Margaret) Standish
1527–1593
Standish, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Alexander (Standish IV Lord of the) Manor
1502–1539
Standish Hall, Standish, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Lady (Anna) Molyneux
1509–1569
Sefton Manor, Sefton, Nr. Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Shaw's Descendants

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Capt (John) Shaw (15 Oct 1570–21 February 1620) m. Jean (Editha) Cunningham (23 Oct 1576–)
  1. 1. Edmund Shaw 1596–1665 m. Anne Kellet 1592–1661
    1. 1. Esther Shaw 1638– m. John Foster 1634–1687
      1. 1. Abraham Foster 1702–1784 m. Elizabeth Moore 1702–1800
        1. 1. Thomas Foster 1737–1826 m. Martha Elmer 1742–1812
        2. 2. Peletiah Foster 1732–1826
        3. 3. Abel Foster 1728–1770
        4. 4. Sybil Foster 1735–1764
        5. 5. Hakaliah (Hachaliah) Foster 1740–1820
        6. 6. Hannah Foster 1730–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Foster 1743–1822
        8. 8. John Foster 1742–1826
      2. 2. Patience Foster 1673–1756
      3. 3. John Foster 1662–1726
      4. 4. William Foster 1681–
      5. 5. David Foster 1679–1756 m. Ann Boarn 1679–1710
        1. 1. David Foster 1706–1786
        2. 2. John Foster 1707–1708
        3. 3. Abigail Foster 1710–1712
        4. 4. Rachel Foster 1713–
        5. 5. Heckaliah Foster 1715–1736
        6. 6. Silace Foster 1717–
        7. 7. Sarah Foster 1719–
        8. 8. Phoebe Foster 1721–1767
      6. 6. Jonathan Foster 1677–
      7. 7. John (Faller) Foster 1662–1727
  2. 2. Thomas Shaw 1593–
  3. 3. John (Shaw) Jr. 1596–1664

Capt Shaw's Timeline

3 Records

1570
15 Oct 1570
Birth of Capt John Shaw in Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1570
15 Oct 1570
Capt John Shaw was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1620
21 February 1620
Age 50
Death of Capt John Shaw in Connecticut, United States
Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1570
    Event Place: Halifax, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1570
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP5311/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1620
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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